Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-26
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lCorrespondenee Of the Alexandria Gazett

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazcttel
LoNGwooD, Orange Co., Fla, July 81, 'S7.
One would naturally conclude that the
people in old Virginia were being roasted
alive, judging from your issue Of the 10Th.
the thermometer 1907, &c. On Monday
evening at p. m., it registered here for q
short time 100, which is something unusual,
still it did not seem very hot. We have yet
TO hear of case of sunstroke in Florida this
season, in fact have never heard of one.
The thermometer very often runs up TO 90
and 9S but still it does not really seem warm
rs the sen and gulf breezes seem to soften
the suns heat. making it moro bearable
than in the Northern Or Middle States. We
have had less rain the present July than
usual, but as 3 Senera! thing persons require
light covering III night. South Florida is
covered mostly with sand and the many lit
tie showers during summer keep it cool.
would eay 10 Firgiuians instead Of go
west young men, to go to Florida or
South It is true we had freeze last year.
tho first since 1885, yet we are never bother
ed with grasshoppers, army worms, chlntz
bugs, the fly, texas cattle fever or hog chole.
70. We usually get $lOO per hundred Tor
our oranges on the trees, but CON afford to
raise them at half q cent apiece and make
money at il. While our oranges are grow
ing we can in February plant snap beans TO
ship to Western markets in April, aud real
| iZe $3.50 to $i00 per acre on them This too
on high pine land Tomatoes grow equally
rs we'll o. on land toe Hat for raising
oranges we can realize from $500 to
| 81 ,20C per acre raising Strawberries.
Some one viii say, How many DO that in
! Florida? answer, hundreds, and possibly
thousands. To obtain the above results u
person must put from SOC 10 200 pounds Of
good fertilizer per acre. High pine land
costs from SO to 500 per acre, but general
| ~ $25.to $40 according TO nearnes5 to rail-
roads, ETC. Coed land around me eau be
| bought at these prices. The climate is sim.
ply Grand.
| Politics is at staud5till here at this
/ time / have yet to see q democrat land |
have talked with great many who is
not for President Cleveland first, last aud
all the time The &. A. r. has endeared
hin to us more than ever The republicans
say they DO not Ike him, Because. Be-
cauee what? Well, because. We may
have some men in our ranks possibly
smarter, or brighter at least, but doubt if
we hare any more honest. At any rate,
GO think we could stand being encountered
with bin for another term. our recently
elected L. S Senator lPasoo), understand,
is an elegant man, and will spend his time
working in Congress for his people. not of
on counting expedition all the time.
Money out in The rural districts is little
scarce But in on! towns, such as Sand
ford and Orlando, it seems plentiful, judy
ing from the large number Of buildings that
are constantly going up. Oar own little
town (Longwoodl does not improve fast,
but the reason is we need men of more
means Il is connected with the outside
world by three railroads. and is about to
complete u large sss0, blind ard novelty
work factory We have an ice factory near
us, where beautiful ico can be had at from
forty to fifty cents per hundred pounds
Groceries and shoes are had at . fair price,
but dry goods and clothing are very high.
The people generally srjoy good health.
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